Knight Time Rewind: January 27, 1962

ON THIS DAY: On this day in January 1962, Jimmy Rayl would showcase one of the greatest scoring performances in Indiana University basketball history. IU would emerge victorious in a 105-104 overtime matchup against Minnesota at the New Field House. Rallying from a halftime deficit, Rayl would more or less will the Hoosiers to victory with his shooting, amassing 56 points, and scoring nearly all of the team’s points during a stretch towards the end of regulation and overtime, including the game winner as time expired…a shot he recollected was from 30 ft deep or more. Rayl would go 20-39 from the field and added another 16 from the charity stripe in the contest. While I don’t have any memorabilia from the game (yet), this original press photo and signed index card will do just fine representing the Splendid Splinter.